Die Ärzte were formed in 1982 by Jan Vetter (alias Farin Urlaub), Dirk Felsenheimer (alias Bela B.) and bassist Hans Runge (alias Sahnie). Bela and Farin had previously played together in the punk band Soilent Grün; after that band broke up they decided to form a band playing fun songs, in contrast to the mostly political bands of the punk scene at that time. While deriving from that punk scene, their early music was heavily influenced by pop and rock and roll, especially The Beatles, whom Farin heard a lot as a child due to his mother playing their records.
In the first two years they mostly played in clubs of their hometown of Berlin. Their first release was a contribution to the sampler "20 schäumende Stimmungshits" (roughly, "20 exuberant mood hits"), which contained a strong alcohol theme. In 1983 they won a rock contest in Berlin; with the prize money they recorded their debut EP "Uns gehts Prima" ("We're doing great"). Finally Columbia Records signed them, and they released their first LP "Debil" in 1984 and the second one ("Im Schatten der Ärzte") a year later.
After the second record they parted ways with Sahnie due to internal problems. On the third record he was replaced by producer Miccey Meuser; later Hagen Liebig, better known as The Incredible Hagen, played bass for them during live performances until their breakup.
In 1987 the German Federal Centre for Media Harmful to Young Persons put the songs Geschwisterliebe ("Sibling Love", a song about incest, from Die Ärzte), Claudia hat 'nen Schäferhund ("Claudia has a German Shepherd", about zoophilia, from "Debil") and Schlaflied ("Lullaby", about a monster coming and eating you after falling asleep, also from "Debil") on the German List of Media Harmful to Young People. This prohibited the band from performing the songs live and, more importantly, promoting the two albums, and shops from openly displaying the records in their shelves. After several trials against shops that still openly sold the records a lot of shops removed Die Ärzte completely from their stock. The result was a drop in record sales and big financial problems for the band. In response they released the compilation "Ab 18" ("Adults Only") with all their songs on the index and some other old and new tasteless songs, and the greatest hits album "Ist das alles?"("Is this everything?" but also can be translated as "Is this the end?"). The album and the new singles were fairly successful, partly because of growing media interest due to the previous censorship.
The following album "Das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit" ("That is not the whole truth") was even more successful, climbing into the top 10 in the German album charts. They decided to go out on a high note in 1988, breaking up after doing one last tour and recording a live double album that became their first number one in the album charts.
Neither Farin's new band King Køng nor Bela's Depp Jones were really successful, so in 1993 they decided to do a reunion. As bass player they invited Rodrigo Gonzales, who was guitarist in Depp Jones and a friend of Bela. Their comeback single was Schrei nach Liebe ("Cry for Love"), their first ever political song, that they published as a statement against what was perceived as growing racism and right wing extremist violence in Germany at that time.
The album was more diverse than ever, with ballads, punk, rock and traditional German sounds. Both album and single became big hits in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The follow-up "Planet Punk" was also very successful.
In 1996 they wanted to make an EP just about hair, but they wrote too many songs for an EP and made the Album "Le Frisur" ("The Hairdo") instead. It was slightly less successful than its predecessors. Apart from their own tours they also supported Kiss in that year, a dream come true for Bela and Rod.
1998 was perhaps the most successful year of their career, the single "Männer sind Schweine" ("Men are Pigs") being their first Number 1 single in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and the album 13 also being Number 1 in Germany and Switzerland. After a lot of promotion and touring in that year they decided to take a break, deciding also to never play again "Männer sind Schweine" at a concert due to the too great success this song had. They did not like the upcoming unwanted and rather unoriginal remakes by other bands as e.g. "Frauen sind Schweine" ("Women are pigs") and also did not like to see their song played at mass tourist beach parties at places like Mallorca/Spain.
In 2000 they came back with another very successful album, "Runter mit den Spendierhosen, Unsichtbarer!", and two top 10 singles. As the third single from the album they released the 30-second-song "Yoko Ono", which, according to the Guinness Book of Records, is the shortest single ever released - another example of their sense of humour. On their tour in 2001 they sold the limited Album "5, 6, 7, 8 Bullenstaat" consisting of short punk songs that were written and recorded while recording the full length album published a year before, and some cover songs published in 1994 on a tour only EP.
After that they again took a break: Bela did some acting, Farin recorded his first solo album (Endlich Urlaub!). In late 2002 they did an MTV Unplugged in a school auditorium together with the school band. After that they made a new double album Geräusch that was released in 2003. On the next tour a Live DVD was recorded and published one year later.
On 2 November 2007, Die Ärzte released their latest album, Jazz ist anders ("Jazz is nothing like this", literally "Jazz is different").
In August 2011 the band announced that they are working on a new album which is set to be released in 2012 with a tour called "Das Ende ist noch nicht vorbei" ("The end is not over yet") following in the summer 2012.
The official homepage for Die Ärzte is www.bademeister.com
25 Stunden am Tag
Die Ärzte Lyrics
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Weiß gar nicht was los ist, alles langweilt mich.
Ich hab Dich auf der Party gesehen.
Ein kurzer Blick von Dir und es war um mich geschehn.
Musik kam aus dem Fernsehen, alles was ich mag.
Ohne Dich Langeweile den ganzen Tag.
Seit Tagen sitz' ich jetzt schon am Telefon.
Doch irgendwann werd' ich Dir meine Liebe gestehn.
Ich werd' dich fragen: "Willst du mit mir gehen ?".
Und wenn Du ja sagst, laß ich Dich niemals mehr allein.
Ich pflanz' Dir einen Baum auf dem Mond.
Ich baue uns ein kleines Schloß unten im Meer wo keiner wohnt.
Ich klaue ein Flugzeug und wir fliegen um die Welt.
Ich schenk' Dir die Ewigkeit und dann lieben wir uns für immer.
Und dann lieben wir uns für immer,
für immer, für immer, für immer
Ich pflanz' Dir einen Baum auf dem Mond.
Ich baue uns ein kleines Schloß unten im Meer wo keiner wohnt.
Ich klaue ein Flugzeug und wir fliegen um die Welt.
Alles was Du willst, und noch viel mehr, besorg ich Dir auch ohne Geld.
Ich pflanz' Dir einen Baum auf dem Mond.
Ich baue uns ein kleines Schloß unten im Meer wo keiner wohnt.
Ich klaue ein Flugzeug und wir fliegen um die Welt.
Ich schenk' Dir die Ewigkeit und dann leben wir für immer.
Und dann schlagen wir uns für immer und dann lieben wir uns - 25 Stunden am Tag.
The lyrics to Die Ärzte's "25 Stunden am Tag" are about a person who is deeply in love with someone they saw at a party. They think about this person all day, every day, and everything else in their life seems boring in comparison. The singer fantasizes about confessing their love and building a life together, including planting a tree on the moon, building a castle underwater, and stealing a plane to travel the world. The song ends with the singer imagining a life where they love and fight for each other 25 hours a day.
The song captures the headiness of infatuation and the desperation of unrequited love. The singer's intense emotions are evident in the hyperbolic nature of their fantasies, including planting a tree on the moon and building a castle underwater. Despite the fantasy elements, the song remains relatable due to its core message of wanting to be with someone who doesn't seem to reciprocate those feelings. Overall, "25 Stunden am Tag" is a poignant song about love and desire that captures the highs and lows of infatuation.
Line by Line Meaning
24 Stunden am Tag denk' ich an Dich.
I can't stop thinking about you, every hour of every day.
Weiß gar nicht was los ist, alles langweilt mich.
I don't know what's wrong, but everything bores me without you.
Ich hab Dich auf der Party gesehen.
I saw you at the party.
Ein kurzer Blick von Dir und es war um mich geschehn.
A brief glance from you and I was lost.
Musik kam aus dem Fernsehen, alles was ich mag.
Music played on the TV, everything I love.
Ohne Dich Langeweile den ganzen Tag.
Without you, boredom all day long.
Seit Tagen sitz' ich jetzt schon am Telefon.
I've been sitting on the phone for days now.
Trau mich nicht Dich zu erreichen, das ist der Hohn.
I'm afraid to reach you, it's ironic.
Doch irgendwann werd' ich Dir meine Liebe gestehn.
But eventually I'll confess my love to you.
Ich werd' dich fragen: "Willst du mit mir gehen ?".
I'll ask you, "Will you be with me?".
Und wenn Du ja sagst, laß ich Dich niemals mehr allein.
And if you say yes, I'll never leave you alone again.
Ich pflanz' Dir einen Baum auf dem Mond.
I'll plant a tree for you on the moon.
Ich baue uns ein kleines Schloß unten im Meer wo keiner wohnt.
I'll build us a small castle in the bottom of the sea where no one lives.
Ich klaue ein Flugzeug und wir fliegen um die Welt.
I'll steal a plane and we'll fly around the world.
Ich schenk' Dir die Ewigkeit und dann lieben wir uns für immer.
I'll give you eternity and then we'll love each other forever.
Und dann lieben wir uns für immer,
And then we'll love each other forever,
für immer, für immer, für immer
forever, forever, forever
Alles was Du willst, und noch viel mehr, besorg ich Dir auch ohne Geld.
Anything you want, and much more, I'll get for you even without money.
Und dann leben wir für immer.
And then we'll live forever.
Und dann schlagen wir uns für immer und dann lieben wir uns - 25 Stunden am Tag.
And then we'll fight forever and then love each other - 25 hours a day.
Contributed by Eva C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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